Hearings

Safeguarding Consumers’ Financial Data
SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE
will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing entitled “Safeguarding Consumers’ Financial Data”. The witnesses on Panel I will be: Mr. William Noonan, Deputy Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service; and Ms. Jessica Rich, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission. The witnesses on Panel II will be: Mr. James Reuter, Executive Vice President, FirstBank, on behalf of the American Bankers Association; Mr. Mallory Duncan, General Counsel, National Retail Federation; Mr. Edmund Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director, U.S. PIRG; and Mr. Troy Leach, Chief Technology Officer, PCI Security Standards Council.
All hearings are webcast live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.
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Feb 6 at 10:00 AM

EXECUTIVE SESSION to Vote on Nominations
COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
will meet in EXECUTIVE SESSION to consider the nominations of The Honorable Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice President, Export-Import Bank of the United States; Dr. Katherine M. O’Regan, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Mr. Arun Kumar, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service. Following the EXECUTIVE SESSION, the Committee will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “Oversight of Financial Stability and Data Security.” The witnesses will be: The Honorable Mary Miller, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury; The Honorable Daniel Tarullo, Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; The Honorable Martin Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; The Honorable Tom Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; The Honorable Mary Jo White, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission; and The Honorable Mark Wetjen, Acting Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
All hearings are webcasted live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

Feb 6 at 10:00 AM

Oversight of Financial Stability and Data Security
COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
will meet in EXECUTIVE SESSION to consider the nominations of The Honorable Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice President, Export-Import Bank of the United States; Dr. Katherine M. O’Regan, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Mr. Arun Kumar, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service. Following the EXECUTIVE SESSION, the Committee will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “Oversight of Financial Stability and Data Security.” The witnesses will be: The Honorable Mary Miller, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury; The Honorable Daniel Tarullo, Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; The Honorable Martin Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; The Honorable Tom Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; The Honorable Mary Jo White, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission; and The Honorable Mark Wetjen, Acting Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
All hearings are webcast live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.
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Feb 13 at 10:30 AM

POSTPONED: The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
*** POSTPONED ***
COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
***POSTPONED*** will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.” The witness will be: The Honorable Janet L. Yellen, Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
All hearings are webcast live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

Feb 25 at 10:00 AM

Reauthorizing TRIA: The State of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Market, Part II
COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “Reauthorizing TRIA: The State of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Market, Part II.” The witnesses will be: Mr. W. Edward Walter, President and CEO, Host Hotels & Resorts, on behalf of the Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism; Ms. Carolyn Snow, President, Risk and Insurance Managements Society; Mr. Bill Henry, CEO, McQuerry, Henry Bowles and Troy, on behalf of the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers; Mr. Vincent T. Donnelly, President and CEO, PMA Insurance Group, on behalf of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America; Mr. Warren W. Heck, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Greater New York Insurance Companies, on behalf of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies; and Mr. Douglas G. Elliot, President of Commercial markets, The Hartford, on behalf of the American Insurance Association.
All hearings are webcast live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.
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